GOTTLIEB, Beth . It Has Stripes! ISBN 9781538284797 . GOTTLIEB, Beth . It Is Big! ISBN 9781538284827 . GOTTLIEB, Beth . It Is Furry! ISBN 9781538284858 . GOTTLIEB, Beth . It Is Shiny! ISBN 9781538284889 . GOTTLIEB, Beth . It Is Small! ISBN 9781538284919 . ea vol: 24p. (What Does It Look Like?). Gareth Stevens . Aug. 2023. Tr $24.27. PreS-Gr 1— This delightful "First Concepts" series centers on visual literacy and visual discrimination—essential pre- and early-reading skills. Titles focus on size, designs, and other physical features. Each book contains one sentence per page, except for the first page, which always includes two. Though the text is basic, children also practice reading skills with words containing common phonemes, including short-vowel sounds and vowel/consonant blends, etc. Texts are accompanied by excellent, close-up photos that display or embody the features highlighted. A quibble concerning the "furry" volume: Some depicted items don't actually represent furriness but, instead, plushy fabric resembling it. Wrap-up activities in each volume challenge children to select, from among a group of three or four photos, the item displaying the target feature. Children could also be asked to comment on the other objects' features. VERDICT A cheery series. Children should be encouraged to name what else in their environments embody these characteristics.